Which two Taylor Swift songs are commonly grouped with “august” as Folklore’s teenage love triangle?

“cardigan” and “betty” are the two Taylor Swift songs commonly grouped with “august” as Folklore’s teenage love triangle. Swift described the three songs as presenting connected perspectives involving Betty, James and an unnamed narrator associated with “august.”

“cardigan” is told from Betty’s later viewpoint, “betty” presents James addressing her, and “august” depicts the summer affair from the other girl’s perspective. The songs do not form a formally titled trilogy in the track list, but Swift’s comments and recurring names link them.

Listeners sometimes substitute other Folklore songs because many tracks use fictional storytelling. “exile,” for example, is a duet about a breakup but is not part of the Betty-James-August narrative. The triangle is a fan-popular interpretive framework supported by Swift’s explanations.